travel advisory

The governor has announced changes in the criteria to add states to the COVID-19 travel advisory. Hotspots will now be defined as having 10 cases per 100K people, and a 5% positivity rate.

Gov. Ned Lamont is considering making changes to the Connecticut’s Travel Advisory List, which currently includes 38 states and territories. One option Lamont is considering is to require everyone to get a negative COVID-19 test or quarantine before entering Connecticut. Right now, travelers are only required to do so if they are traveling from one of the 38 states that…

With more than 30 states on the Connecticut travel quarantine advisory, Governor Ned Lamont said he is considering changing travel requirements.

The Connecticut COVID-19 travel advisory list of the states and territories that require people traveling from them to quarantine for two weeks or present a negative coronavirus test was updated Tuesday – adding New Mexico and making no removals. There are now 35 designated hot spots and anyone traveling to or returning to Connecticut after spending at least 24 hours…

Today the state of Connecticut removed six states from its travel advisory because the rate of Covid-19 in those areas has dropped. It also added Puerto Rico to the list. Connecticut also changed the rules on how its quarantine rules work.  “The states are determined on one of two conditions. Either having a case count of greater than 10 per…

Difficult times remain for Bradley International Airport and everyone that depends on it for their livelihoods. A document obtained by NBC Connecticut Investigates indicates passenger traffic numbers remain woeful at Bradley due to coronavirus. Some, like Julius Brown of New Haven, said they’re still traveling, despite the pandemic. “As long as I wear my mask and I got my...

Passenger traffic remains way down at Bradley Airport as rental car companies ask for a reduction in payments to the airport, NBC Investigates finds.

Since March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days after all international travel, and after domestic travel to states with a high rate of coronavirus cases. But the CDC recently changed its stance and removed that two-week quarantine recommendation.  “Connecticut has not seen any additional science that would tell us we should…

The CDC recently changed its position on people needed to self-quarantine for 14 days if traveling to other states, but Connecticut won’t drop its quarantine advisories, according to state health officials.

The governor’s office says they have fined five more Connecticut residents accused of violating the state’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. Failure to adhere to the guidelines, which require anyone traveling to Connecticut from the state’s designated coronavirus hotspots to fill out a health questionnaire and quarantine for 14 days, is punishable by a $1,000 fine. Travelers may provide proof of...

The state of Connecticut has updated the list of COVID-19 hotspots that require people to quarantine for two weeks if they are traveling from any of those locations. As of last week, the list included 35 hot spots, including Rhode Island. Rhode Island has been removed from the list. Hawaii, South Dakota and the Virgin Islands have been added to…

The state has changed the mask wearing policy requiring anyone not wearing a mask to show documentation of a medical exemption.

Saturday marks the start of a new process for travelers coming into Connecticut.

The travel restrictions have expanded to over 30 states. Anyone traveling from these states will have to follow some strict guidelines or face a fine.

31 states are now impacted by Connecticut’s quarantine order as the state prepares to fine people who do not follow the rules.

Governor Lamont says he is prepared to fine travelers to the state who do not follow COVID-19 quarantine protocols.

Governor Lamont says he is prepared to fine travelers to the state who do not follow COVID-19 quarantine protocols.

As cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continue to climb across the country, residents from 22 states have to self-quarantine for 14 days if they come to Connecticut. The order to self-quarantine is having an impact on Connecticut residents as well, leaving long-planned vacations and trips up in the air as more people are opting for staycations. Brooke Neller, from…

Connecticut’s tourism industry, including along the shoreline, is feeling the impact of the travel quarantine advisory issued by the state.

To protect against a surge in coronavirus cases, Connecticut will require travelers coming into the state by air from hotspot areas to self-certify when they arrive.